Berry-box.



J. W. ROSE.

BERRY B0X;

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8, 1913. l

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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BERRY BOX.

APPLICATION FILED Aims, 1913,

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JOHN w. Rosn, or DODGE CITY, KANSAS.

BERRY-BOX.

Specification of Letters fatent.

Application led August 8, 1913. Serial No. 783,810.

To all who/m, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN V. ROSE, a citi'- zen of the United States,residing at Dodge City, in the county of Ford and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful lmprovernents in Berry-Boxes, of which thefollowing is a. specification.

,The invention relates to' knock-down or foldable boxes, and moreparticularly to the class of foldable-berry boxes.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a box of thischaracter wherein the same when 1set up will be prevented frorncollapsing or folding so that the said box will retain its contents, thebox being constructed in a novel manner for the fastening of itsoverlapped ends and bottom.

Another object of the invention is the pro-` vision of a box of thischaracter wherein the contents thereof when it is filled will have to beremoved before the said box can bel knocked down or folded.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a box of thischaracter which is simple in construction, thoroughly etlicient anddurable in use, capable of being manufactured with the least possiblewaste of stock, and which when set up the parts thereof will mutuallybrace each other to prevent the collapsing or yielding of the same underordinary use.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a box ofthis character vwhich can be manufactured at a minimum expense.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingv drawings,and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective A and 9, which are formed 1none piece with bends, folds or crease lines 10 at their intersections,forming the corners of the box. The walls 5 and 9 respectively areprovided with slots 11 which extend in reverse directions to each otherso that the said walls can be united and fastened together when brought,into overlapping relation to each other so as to prevent the body ofthe box from becoming accidentally separated. Joined to the wall 9 atone edge thereof is a strip forming at its outer end a bottom 12, andbetween the latter and the said wall 9 is av foldable intermediateportion 13, while formed on the sections-6, T and 8 are flaps 14 whichare adapted to be folded upwardly and inwardly on bends, folds or creaselines 15 so as to support the bottom 12 when inserted within the bodybetween the walls thereof.v The bottom 12 is foldable on a bend, fold orcrease line 16, while the intermediate foldable section is provided witha bend, fold or crease line 17 so that the said portion 13 can be foldedaboutthe overlapped walls 5 and 9 when joined to each other so as toposition the bott-om 12 within the body whereby it will rest upon theflaps 14 spaced above the lowermost edges of the walls of the body. Theoverlapped walls 5 and 9 when connected together lie between the foldedstretches of the intermediate portion 13, thereby concealing theconnection therebetween. The strip forming the bot tom 12 and theintermediate portion 13 is disposed at right angles from the stripforming the walls of the body of the box and is integral therewith.

The blank from which the box is made is constructed from any suitablematerial suchl as pasteboard, veneer, or any other stock. adapted forthe purpose, and by preference will have its surfaces covered withparaflin so as to render the material water-proof.

It will be vapparent that when the box is set up it will be impossiblefor the accidental collapsing thereof, andalso said box cannot becollapsed or knocked down until the contents thereof has been removed.By reason of the interposition of the walls 5 and 9 when fastenedtogether between the folded stretches of the intermediate portion 13 itwill be impossible for the separation of the said walls, therebyobviating the accidental collapsing of the box.

Formed in the section 7 is a semi-circular shaped slit 18 providing alocking wing 19 which is adapted to be bent at right angles PatentedSept. 1, 1914. n

gular shaped body formed from a single blank bent on itself to providethe Walls thereof, the ends of the blank being detachably interlockedwith each other, an extension on one end of the blank at its lower edgeand bent upwardly and inwardly over the upper edge of the blank againstthe outer and inner faces of the detaehably interloeked ends of thesame, the said eXtension being further bent to form a swin ing bottom,inwardly and upwardly bent aps at the lower edge of the blank forming abearing for the bottom, and a tongue' cut from one wall of the body andarranged in the path of the free edge of the bottom to prevent theswinging thereof away from the In testimony whereof I aflix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. ROSE. Witnesses:

H. B. HENER, E. 0. SNooK.

